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Bloomington, IN vs State College, PA

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Highlights
- State College spends 68.3% more per student than Bloomington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.4% lower in State College than in Bloomington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- State College had 4.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bloomington
 Bloomington, INState College, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,010$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,071  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,990$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.81  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3524573
 Students per Counselor569  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.59.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock17.3%1.5%
Reviews for Bloomington    25 Reviews

I have lived here for almost 23 years. Wonderful, cosmopolitan, safe, cultural, liberal, all-inclusive town, with plenty of arts, shopping, sports events and activities,  More

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Over 5 years ago

The city government of Bloomington is very famous for its corruption. The police of this city are famous for their inactivity and lack of professionalism. The judges  More

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Over 6 years ago

Terrible. There is nothing good about Bloomington, IN. Don’t live there. As for Catalent, there is one of those in my home town Woodstock, IL. It’s a pharmaceutical  More

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Reviews for State College    27 Reviews

I relocated to State College about 30 years ago. We hadn’t planned to stay this long, but life here is “easy”. Outdoor activities are ample. There are many beautiful  More

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State College is a small "safe" town, you will always see friends, coworkers, physicians, mechanics, supervisors...at the doctor's office, in the store, near your home,  More

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Over 15 years ago

I lived in State College, PA all my life untill 2006 when we finally moved south where it was warmer. State College itself is a fun place to be when it comes to football  More

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